"White Knuckle Ride" is the first single from British alternative group Jamiroquai

Jamiroquai

Jamiroquai is a British jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, and the Brand New Heavies. Other Acid Jazz artists such as...

's studio album, Rock Dust Light Star

Rock Dust Light Star

Rock Dust Light Star is the seventh studio album released by British acid jazz band Jamiroquai. The album was released on November 1, 2010.-Background:...

. The single was released via Digital Download on 31 October 2010, with a Limited Edition Vinyl release due to appear on 1 January 2011. The song was written by band frontman Jay Kay

Jason Kay

Jason "Jay Kay" Luís Cheetham , is a Grammy Award-winning English musician, best known as the lead singer of the band Jamiroquai...

 and Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson (keyboardist)

Matt Johnson is a keyboardist who plays for the alternative jazz band Jamiroquai.Matt was aged one and a half when he started playing the piano at his family home. ‘My dad was a musician so there was always music playing in the house, but I remember being taught by a scary old piano teacher, who...

. It is the band's first record to be released under Mercury Records

Mercury Records

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. The band's official website originally announced that the single would be released on 11 October. The band describe "White Knuckle Ride" as "a hi-octane retrospective on Jay's career experiences - a cautionary tale equally applicable to anyone's life in these pressure cooker times." It appears that the Jamiroquai logo typeface has been stretched vertically for this release. The video for the single was made available on the group's YouTube account on 25 September.

Tracklisting

Digital Download and CD Single

1. "White Knuckle Ride" - 3:35

Promotional CD Single #1

1. "White Knuckle Ride" (Radio Edit) - 3:26
2. "White Knuckle Ride" (Seamus Haji Radio Edit) - 3:00
3. "White Knuckle Ride" (Seamus Haji Remix) - 6:39
4. "White Knuckle Ride" (Seamus Haji Instrumental) - 6:39
5. "White Knuckle Ride" (Monarchy Remix) - 7:00
6. "White Knuckle Ride" (Monarchy Dub) - 6:45
7. "White Knuckle Ride" (Penguin Prison Remix) - 5:36
8. "White Knuckle Ride" (Penguin Prison Instrumental) - 5:28

Promotional CD Single #2 and UK Limited Edition 12-inch vinyl

1. "White Knuckle Ride" (Alan Braxe Remix) - 6:16
2. "White Knuckle Ride" (Monarchy Remix) - 7:00
3. "White Knuckle Ride" (Monarchy Dub) - 6:45
4. "White Knuckle Ride" (Penguin Prison Remix) - 5:36
5. "White Knuckle Ride" (Penguin Prison Instrumental) - 5:28

Music Video

The music video shows Jay Kay pursuing a Porsche 911 Carrera along a winding desert road from a helicopter. After several unsuccessful attempts at losing its pursuer - including driving in wide circuits to raise a cloud of dust to blind Kay, and taking a detour down a tree-lined dirt road - the driver comes to a halt under a viaduct and escapes on foot. Kay arrives to find the car abandoned with no sign of the driver, whose face is never shown.

Live Performances

• The X Factor UK - 31 October 2010: Week 3 Results Show (Alongside Rihanna
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   and Bon Jovi
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• The X Factor Australia - 13 December 2010: The Final

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	37
Belgian Singles Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...  (Flanders)	41
Belgian Singles Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...  (Wallonia)	34
Dutch Singles Chart Mega Single Top 100 The Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales and legal downloads and composed by MegaCharts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Top 50. The difference is that these charts also include airplay data.The list is...	15
European Hot 100 Singles	49
Finnish Singles Chart	16
France (SNEP) Download Chart	24
German Downloads Chart	31
German Singles Chart	49
Italian Singles Chart	1
Japan Hot 100 Japan Hot 100 The Japan Hot 100 is a music singles chart in Japan. It is compiled by Billboard and Hanshin Contents Link ever since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at billboard-japan.com and every Thursday at billboard.com ....	16
Swiss Singles Chart	20
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	39

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
Italian Singles Chart	65
Japanese Top 100 RIAJ Digital Track Chart The is chart ranks the best selling digital singles in Japan, provided by the Recording Industry Association of Japan since April 2009. The chart measures cellphone downloads ....	76